{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Teresa Walls","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/twalls\/","title":"Homeschoolers and Library Programming","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Bd9kw1fBfa\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2008\/07\/homeschoolers-and-library-programming\/\">Homeschoolers and Library Programming<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2008\/07\/homeschoolers-and-library-programming\/embed\/#?secret=Bd9kw1fBfa\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Homeschoolers and Library Programming&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"Bd9kw1fBfa\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"posted by Teresa Walls Recently I had a discussion with a friend who has a second-grader who attends a public school. She questioned all the special programs for homeschoolers, programs that are available at various places all through our county, library included. The proverbial straw was the special time during the afternoon in the summer in which no one else could swim at her local YMCA because the homeschoolers were using the pool then. While I couldn&#8217;t speak for the YMCA, I could share my experience of attendance numbers and how too often programs are offered for the general public and no one comes, or sometimes, seemingly worse, one person attends. However, I can understand the perception that a group of people are being offered preferential treatment. In fact, an upcoming ALSC Blog podcast is about Time 2 Chime, a handchime choir of homeschooled children, at the Allen County (IN)..."}